"Historic Disasters of New England tells the stories of the biggest and baddest natural calamities to have struck the region, including: The 4-state tornado swarm of 1787 The October Gale 1841 The Great Blizzard of 1888 The Heat Wave of 1911 The Twin Hurricanes of 1954 And lots more"-- Provided by publisher.
Note
"Distributed by NATIONAL BOOK NETWORK"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Introduction: The night Vermont flooded -- 'Tis never good for man nor beast -- The Storm of 1635 -- "An Horrid Snow" -- The Great Snow of 1717 -- "A Most Tremendous Roar" -- The Four-State Tornado Swarm of 1787 -- "A Moving Vortex" -- The Great September Gale of 1815 -- "Unbridled Madness" -- The October Gale of 1841 -- "Incalculable Loss" -- The Great Nantucket Fire of 1846 -- "Smashed to Atoms" -- The Saxby Gale of 1869 -- "Deep, Wet and Drifting" -- The Great Blizzard of 1888 -- "No Hope for Relief" -- The Heat Wave of 1911 -- "Tidal Wave of Death" -- The Boston Molasses Flood of 1919 -- "Widespread Disaster" -- The Vermont Floods of 1927 -- "Blown Apart" -- The 1938 Long Island Express -- "End of the World" -- The week Maine burned in 1947 -- "No Place to Hide" -- The Twin Hurricanes of 1954 -- Epilogue.